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JESUIT CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE - AGUSTIN UDIAS ...

This book presents a comprehensive history of the many contributions the Jesuits made to
science from their founding to the present. It also links the Jesuits dedication to science
with their specific spirituality which tries to find God in all things. The book begins with
Christopher Clavius  professor of mathematics in the Roman College between 1567 and 1595  the
initiator of this tradition. It covers Jesuits scientific contributions in mathematics 
astronomy  physics and cartography up until the suppression of the order by the Pope in 1773.
Next  the book details the scientific work the Jesuits pursued after their restoration in 1814.
It examines the establishment of a network of observatories throughout the world  details
contributions made to the study of tropical hurricanes  earthquakes and terrestrial magnetism
and examines such important figures as Angelo Secchi  Stephen J. Perry  James B. Macelwane and
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. From their founding to the present  Jesuits have trodden an
uncommon path to the frontiers where the Christian message is not yet known. Jesuits' work in
science is also an interesting chapter in the general problem of the relation between science
and religion. This book provides readers with a complete portrait of the Jesuit scientific
tradition. Its engaging story will appeal to those with an interest in the history of science 
the history of the relations between science and religion and the history of Jesuits.

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